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Chris O'Shea — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:00:30 +0000

GalleyCat: A 17-year-old writer gets his story published on a stamp in Ireland. What were you doing when you were 17?

AllTwitter: Pro golfer Ben Crane found a caddie via Twitter. Pretty awesome.

FishbowlLA: Speaking of golf, Robin Leach is mad at Tiger Woods, marking the first time in over a decade you’ve read something about Robin Leach.

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The Most Popular FishbowlNY Stories for The Week

Chris O'Shea — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:00:33 +0000

Here’s a look at the FishbowlNY stories that made the most buzz this week.

1) Meredith Buys and Folds Parenting and Babytalk

2) Cover Battle: The New York Times Magazine or Mental Floss

3) Newsweek/The Daily Beast Gets a Redesign

4) Cablevision is Okay with Newsday Losing Millions

5) Elle Launches Google Glass App

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Pat Kiernan Reads Huffington Post Headlines

Chris O'Shea — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:00:54 +0000

Just in case you needed another reason to love Pat Kiernan, here he is reading Huffington Post headlines on HuffPost Live.

Kiernan is a pro, so nothing — even reading about Emma Watson’s sports bra — derails him from a smooth delivery. You’re our boy Pat!

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Village Voice Fires Michael Musto, Robert Sietsema and Michael Feingold

Chris O'Shea — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:58:51 +0000

When two of The Village Voice‘s top editors quit rather than downsize staffers, it was only a matter of time before those layoffs transpired. The cuts involved three big names. According to Gawker, Michael Musto, Robert Sietsema and Michael Feingold have all been let go.

Christine Brennan, executive editor of the Village Voice Media Group, oversaw the reductions, which included some on the business side of the Voice. She was also the one asking Will Bourne, the Voice’s last editor, to fire or reduce the roles of staffers.

Musto had been writing for the Voice since the early 1980s; Sietsema since the early 90s; and Feingold since the late 90s. When a paper just fires three of their most iconic writers, you know things are bad.

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Donald Trump Continues to Bash New York

Chris O'Shea — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00:21 +0000

It’s Friday, so why not discuss a moron? A little over a month ago Donald Trump ranted that New York was “boring” and “will die in the near future” and now he’s back at it again. Only this time, he added New York columnist Jonathan Chait to his list.

.@nymag is a piece of garbage but I think it is very nice & charitable that they employ the no-talent illiterate hack @jonathanchait.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 17, 2013

The problem here (well, one of the problems) is that to be a hack, you sort of have to be literate. But hey, it was a nice try.

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Graydon Carter’s Contract Negotiations Stall, Possible Successors Discussed

Chris O'Shea — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:45:10 +0000

Graydon Carter, the 63-year-old editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair, is currently negotiating a new contract with Condé Nast. According to The New York Post, the main hold-up to getting the deal done is that Carter’s lawyer — Allan Grubman — is pushing for a signing bonus and a raise for Carter.

The other issue at hand is that Carter isn’t sure how much longer he wants to stay at Vanity Fair. He has already been the editor of the magazine for 21 years, so you can hardly blame him. Carter also has other interests, such his overseeing his popular restaurants and producing films.

Charles Townsend, Condé’s CEO, told the Post that all is well and “There are no plans for anyone to succeed Graydon at Vanity Fair.” Which means, of course, it’s time to guess who is succeeding Carter at Vanity Fair! Below are some names that have been circulated:

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FishbowlNY Newsstand: Your Morning at a Glance

Chris O'Shea — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:00:06 +0000

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Morning Media Newsfeed: Yahoo! Eyes Tumblr | Post Buys Out Veterans | Miami Herald Moves

James Crugnale — Fri, 17 May 2013 08:28:30 +0000

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Yahoo! in Talks to Acquire Tumblr: Deal Could Reach As High As $1 Billion (Adweek)
Is Marissa Mayer about to make a game-changing acquisition? It appears so. Yahoo! is in serious talks with Tumblr to acquire the social blogging site, according to multiple sources familiar with the talks. While its revenue is modest, Tumblr has positioned itself as one of the few players in the digital ad world that is well-suited for brand advertising. And Tumblr is also the domain of the young, cool and creative crowd — not currently a Yahoo! sweet spot. AllThingsD Earlier this week, Yahoo! CFO Ken Goldman spoke at JPMorgan’s Global Technology conference and underscored the need for the aging Silicon Valley Internet giant to attract more users from the coveted 18-to-24-years-old age bracket. Along with more marketing, he explicitly said Yahoo! needed to be “cool again.” The Verge Since taking control of Yahoo!, Mayer has pursued a string of acquisitions, including Summly, Astrid, Jybe and others. In addition to the failed Dailymotion acquisition, the company has also been rumored to be looking at Hulu, although Mayer has previously said that the company is shopping for smaller targets valued in the $100 million range. continued…

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Fast and Slow | Show Some Love | Tablet Time

Chris O'Shea — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:00:14 +0000

AllFacebook: Here’s a slew of Facebook keyboard shortcuts. Now you can waste time even faster!

GalleyCat: Hey Brooklynites, Community Bookstore is opening a new bookstore near Prospect Park, so go support it.

AppNewser: The producer behind The Ring and Mullholland Drive released a horror movie as an iPad app. What a horr— nah, we’re not going to make that joke.

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Elle Launches Google Glass App

Chris O'Shea — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:56:38 +0000

Google Glass is stupid. If you wear Glass, there is a 100 percent chance you will lose friends. The tech blogs and Google won’t tell you this, which is why we are. FishbowlNY cares about you. Now with that being said, we understand why brands want to get in on Glass. Nothing wrong with trying to profit off of idiots. This is exactly why Elle has created an app for Glass.

Elle’s app is significant because this is a pioneering effort. Hearst is now the first magazine company to create and launch a Glass app. The details are a bit vague as to what, exactly, the Elle app will do, but here’s what Hearst had to say about that:

Elle Glassware curates the best content from Elle’s most widely read and shared sections online, including Elle Dispatch, a fashion and culture news blog that provides read-aloud excerpts and bundled photos and video; daily fashion inspiration from Street Chic; magazine-like photo Lookbooks that Glass users can swipe through; and horoscopes, which allow the user to change astrological signs within the Glassware. While using the Glassware, users can share articles and photos with contacts and create reading lists and shopping wish lists that can be revisited later from a mobile or desktop device.

Okay, the last part — taking pictures of things you want to buy while using Glass — is sort of cool. But let’s be honest, you can already do that with your phone. We know, “Glass is way different than that!” Sure, sure it is.

We support Elle’s decision to launch a Glass app, but please understand we will never support using Glass. But hey, to each his own.

Not really.

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Land $1.25 Per Word at the Freelancer-Friendly Audubon

Mona Zhang — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:58:16 +0000

Environmentally savvy freelancers can snag bylines at one of the oldest continuously published mags in the country: Audubon. The pub gets 90 percent of its content from freelancers, and editors are very open to working with new writers.

The advocacy magazine promotes the mission of saving birds, wildlife and habitat and serves as the flagship publication of the National Audubon Society, one of the oldest environmental groups in the country. Audubon is the only pure nature magazine on the market, but it aspires to the reach and commercial success of National Geographic, while still maintaining its commitment to the thought-provoking, long-form type journalism of The Atlantic and The New Yorker.

For more details on how to score a byline, read How To Pitch: Audubon.
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Condé Nast Busts Through Middle East Market

Chris O'Shea — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:59:36 +0000

Condé Nast Traveler is coming to the Middle East, marking the first time a Condé brand has been available there. The new edition of Traveler — launching sometime with in the next year, according to WWD — will be its eighth.

Middle East Traveler came about via a partnership with ITP Group, the region’s biggest magazine publishing house.

In a statement, Jonathan Newhouse, chairman and Condé Nast International’s CEO, said the new edition was a “natural step.”

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Cover Battle: The New York Times Magazine or Mental Floss

Chris O'Shea — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:18:50 +0000

Welcome back to another edition of FishbowlNY’s weekly Cover Battle. This time around we have The New York Times Magazine versus Mental Floss. The Times Magazine went with an adorable photo of a dog licking a chubby baby. It’ll be tough to beat this cover, because who doesn’t like dogs and babies? If you answered “me,” please know you’re a bad person.

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BuzzFeed Adds Finance Reporter

Chris O'Shea — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:50:28 +0000

Matthew Zeitlin is joining BuzzFeed’s business vertical. According to Peter Lauria, editor of the business section, Zeitlin will serve as an economics and finance reporter.

Previously Zeitlin served as a business reporter for Newsweek/The Daily Beast. He has also contributed to Bloomberg View.

The BuzzFeed business site hasn’t launched yet, but with the addition of Zeitlin, Lauria tweeted that “the team is complete.”

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Ben Widdicombe Joins New York Observer as Contributing Editor

Chris O'Shea — Thu, 16 May 2013 09:30:49 +0000

Ben Widdicombe is joining The New York Observer as a contributing editor. The Observer reports that Widdicombe will pen a regular column for the paper. He will also remain editor of Gilt City.

Widdicombe was the founder of the Daily News’ popular gossip column, GateCrasher. He wrote the column from 2004 to 2008.

“This is just the latest good news for the Observer,” said Rafi Kohan, the Observer’s deputy edior, in a statement. “Ben is the best, so obviously we’re excited to have him.”

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